Week of May 1st, 2023

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Upcoming Events:

May 9th, 10th, 11th - NWEA READING

May 12th - Elementary Track Meet

May 15th - Book Bonanza

May 16th, 17th, 18th - NWEA MATH


End of the Year Check-in

Spring is definitely in the air! With all the year end events, students are certainly beginning to get excited. However, we still have six weeks of school left and much testing still to complete. We'd appreciate it if you could have a conversation or two about school and learning expectations as we close out this year. Please encourage your child to continue to stay focused on doing his/her best work, persevering through difficult challenges socially and academically, and staying the course through the end. We thank you for your support in helping your child finish the year strong.


Multiplication and Division Facts

Please have your child continue reviewing their multiplication and division facts at home weekly.  Please ask your child which level they are working to pass this week. There are several students that have been at the same level for several days now. We will celebrate everyone's hard work to learn their multiplication and division facts with an ice cream party at the end of the year. :)


M-STEP Testing

Math M-Step continues this week! We are proud of the efforts of our students to do their best. The schedule is below. There is really no way students can "study" for these tests, but you can help your child be ready for these by:

  • Making sure your child has a good night's rest.
  • Making sure your child eats a healthy breakfast.
  • Providing a positive send off to school in the morning.
  • Not scheduling appointments on these days.

Please note that during the M-STEP testing, all electronic devices, including cell phones, smart watches, and Bluetooth headphones (or any headphones not used for testing), must be turned off and stored away from the work area. 

Because of this, we encourage you to keep phones and smart watches at home on testing days. If your student brings one of these devices to school, the device should remain in the backpack and be powered off. Any devices that are not in backpacks will be collected by the teacher and stored in the teacher's area until testing is completed.  Thank you for your assistance with this matter.

End of the Year Events


We have many events coming up towards the end of the school year. Please see the events below if you would like to volunteer or help in any way. 

Track Meet- Friday, May 12th at St. Joseph High School 11:10am-2:30pm
-You can click here to volunteer, or you may come watch as the kids compete in events.

Reading Camp- Tuesday, May 30th in the courtyard at Lincoln 
-Click here to volunteer for the day. 
-Click here to volunteer your tent or canopy for the event

Potawatomi Zoo - Friday, June 2nd 
-Please return the yellow slip if you are wanting to chaperon or if your child needs a school lunch. 

Field Day/Lincoln School Picnic- Monday, June 5th 
-Look for a link on Mrs. Knuth's Blog for volunteer opportunities soon!

Kiwanis Park - Wednesday, June 7th 9:00-11:15
-We do not need parent volunteers for this, but if anyone would like to donate popsicles for our class, that would be great!

Weekly Specials Schedule

Our specials are on a Monday-Friday schedule and the same time each day. 3rd grade specials begin right at 9:25 every day. Wednesdays will be used as make-up days for missed specials, extra computer lessons, music practice days, etc.


Bacolor

Monday

P.E

Tuesday

Music

Wednesday

Make-Up Day


Thursday

Library/

Media Center

Friday

Art

Ettinger

Art

P.E.

Make-Up Day


Music

Library/

Media Center

Peek

Library/

Media Center

Art

Make-Up Day


P.E.

Music

  

What we are learning this week!

Math - Unit 5, Fractions as Numbers

Reading - Text Features

Writing - Informational Writing/Who Would Win? Project

Science - Stormy Skies


Feel Free to Contact us:

Mrs.Bacolor:  cbacolor@sjschools.org

Mrs. Ettinger:  aettinger@sjschools.org   

Mrs. Peek:  gpeek@sjschools.org

 

Homework Sheet:  3rd Grade Homework Sheet


Technology Support Site for Students and Parents

Our media team has created a resource site for students and families to help them navigate district technology.

Click on the link below to access this resource:

SPS Student/Parent Digital Handbook 

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